{"product_id":"spill-simmer-falter-wither-9780544954618","title":"Spill Simmer Falter Wither","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA critically acclaimed debut novel praised as \"unbearably poignant and beautifully told\" (Eimear McBride), this captivating story follows a misfit man who adopts a misfit dog.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is springtime, and two outcasts--a man ignored, even shunned by his village, and the one-eyed dog he takes into his quiet, tightly shuttered life--find each other, by accident or fate, and forge an unlikely connection. As their friendship grows, their small seaside town falsely perceives menace where there is only mishap--and the duo must take to the road. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGorgeously written in poetic and mesmerizing prose, \u003cem\u003eSpill Simmer Falter Wither\u003c\/em\u003e is one of those rare stories that utterly and completely imagines its way into a life most of us would never see. It transforms us in our understanding not only of the world, but also of ourselves. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature * Winner of the \u003cem\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/em\u003e Newcomer of the Year Award * Short-listed for the Costa First Novel Award * Long-listed for the Desmond Elliott Prize * Long-listed for the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e First Book Award 2015, Readers' Choice * Long-listed for the Warwick Prize for Writing 2015 * Long-listed for 2015 Edinburgh First Novel Award \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A deeply attuned portrait of the human mind...An unsettling literary surprise of the best sort.\"--\u003cem\u003eAtlantic\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is like a flame in daylight: beautiful and unexpected.\"--Anne Enright \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A man-and-his-dog story like no other.\"--\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003cem\u003eSpill Simmer Falter Wither\u003c\/em\u003e] hums with its own distinctiveness.\"--\u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSara Baume\u003c\/b\u003e studied fine art before earning a Master's in Creative Writing. Her short fiction has appeared in the\u003ci\u003e The Moth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Stinging Fly\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Irish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and others. She won the 2014 Davy Byrnes Short Story Award and the 2015 Hennessy New Irish Writing Award. She lives in Cork with her two dogs.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50649860538642,"sku":"9780544954618","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_42f4c41b-1f2c-4a5a-b3d0-ee962794f8b8.jpg?v=1733274899","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/spill-simmer-falter-wither-9780544954618","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}